Sleeve-holder.



PATBNTED APR. 16,1907.

H. M. M. BARNES. SLEEVE HOLDER.

' APPLIUATION FILED rnn.5,19o1.

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I-IERMINIA M. M. BARNES, OF LUDLOW, ENGLAND.

' SLEEVE-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April. 16, 1907.

Application filed February 5, 1907. Serial No. 355,963-

To all whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMINIA M. M. BARNES, a subject of the King of Great Britain, and aresident of Ludlow, England, have Considerable difiiculty is often experienced by women in putting on a cloak, jacket, or

the like over a short-sleeved waist, owing to the tendency of the latter to ruffle up on the arm, and thereby feel generally uncomfortable, in addition to abusing the lace, ruflie, or other trimming at the end of the sleeve. Prior to my invention this diiiiculty has never been satisfactorily overcome, owing to the fact that a uniform binding effect of the sleeve about the arm is not attained nor are the hands left free while keeping the holder in place.

In my invention the sleeve is bindingly held to the arm by an elastic tape having a ring or other equivalent device secured at each end thereof, with one end of the tape passing through one of the rings to form a loop by which the sleeve is embraced about the arm and the other ring serving as a means to be passed over the thumb or finger for maintaining the holder in operative position. By this construction the hand is left entirely free while holding the sleeve in place and may be used in putting on the coat or jacket. In connection with the tape is provided a device for withdrawing the holder from the sleeve, which is preferably in the nature of a ribbon-loop, the free ends of which are secured directly to the loop of the tape. The ribbon-loop is also passed over one of the fingers while the holder is in use and acts in withdrawing the holder to slightly expand the loop and draw it over the ruffle of the sleeve, smoothing the same out as it passes thereover.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective, showing the application of my improved holder preparatory to putting on an outer garment and Fig. 2 is a similar view with the sleeve of the outer garment in place over the sleeve of the waist and in section and illustrating the manner of removing the holder and its action in smoothing the ruffle of the sleeve over the arm as it is withdrawn.

The preferred embodiment of my invention comprises a tape .1, which is made of elastic material of any desired width and having an ornamental appearance, if desired. Secured to the tape at each end is a ring or other equivalent device 2, of ivory, metal, or other material and of such diameter as to be readily passed over the thumb. One of these rings provides means for retaining the holder in place, and the other ring serves' to slidably receive one end of. the tape and. form an elastic loop 3, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1, said loop being formed before the thumb-ring 2 is attached, as this latter ring is preferably of such diameter that it cannot pass through the loop-ring, thereby preventing the loop from sliding from the tape. The length of the tape 1 is such as to tightly draw the loop 3 about the elbow when the ring 2 is passedover the thumb or finger and the forearm straightened out, the elasticity of the tape of course compensating for ordinary diiferences of length in the forearm of different persons.

For withdrawing the holder after the outer garment has been put on is provided a de' vice independent of the tape, but attached to the loop 3 thereof and itself preferably in the nature of a ribbon-loop 4, with the free ends thereof sewed or otherwise aifiXed to the aforesaid loop 3. The loop 4 is of such length that when the holder is in operative position the loop may be conveniently held by passingit over one of the fingers, as clearly shown in Fi 1.

after the outer garment has been put on the loop 4 and ring 2 are removed from the fingers, as illustrated in Fig. 2. On now drawing on the loop 4 the first action is to slightly expand the elastic loop 3, when the latter slides over the lace or ruffle of the sleeve, smoothing it out on the arm as it passes over it. If desired, instead of removing the holder from the sleeve after use it may be tucked in the sleeve of the outer garment and held therein concealed until the outer garment is removed.

Although I have described my invention as it is preferably constructed and used, I reclaim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A sleeve-holder comprising an elastic tape having a ring secured at each end thereof and with one end of said tape passing through one of said rings to form a loop for bindingly embracing asleeve, and a ribbonloop having the free ends thereof attached to said elastic loop for expanding and withdrawing it from said sleeve.

2. A sleeve-holder comprising an elastic tape having a ring secured at each end thereof with one end of said tape passing through one of said rings to form a loop for bindingly embracing a sleeve and the other of said rings serving as a finger-ring.

3. A sleeve-holder comprising an elastic tape having a ring secured at each end thereof and with one end of said tape passing through one of said rings to form a loop for bindingly embracing a sleeve, and means for releasing the holder from the sleeve.

4. A sleeve-holder comprising an elastic member having one end thereof slidably connected to the opposite end to form a loop for bindingly embracing a sleeve, and a device attached to the free end of the member adapted to be passed over the finger for retaining the holder in operative position.

5. A sleeve-holder comprising an elastic tape having one end thereof slidably connected to the opposite end to form a loop for bindinglyembracing a sleeve, a device attached to the free end of the member adapted to be passed over the finger for retaining the holder in operative position, and means attached to the loop of the tape for releasing it from the sleeve.

6. A sleeve-holder comprising an elastic tape having one end thereof slidably connected to the opposite end to form a loop for bindingly embracing a sleeve, and a ribbonloop having the free ends thereof attached to i the elastic loop for releasing the latter from said sleeve.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HERMINIA M. M. BARNES.

Witnesses:

F. W. HANAFORD, EVERARD B. MARSHALL. 

